WELCOME TO IPEN:

International POPs* Elimination Network:

Welcome to the International POPs* Elimination Network website. IPEN is a global network of public interest non-governmental organizations united in support of a common POPs Elimination Platform. The mission of IPEN is to work for the global elimination of persistent organic pollutants, on an expedited yet socially equitable basis.

* POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants



IPEN Secretariat:


Bjorn Beeler
BjornBeeler at ipen.org
1962 University Ave., Suite 4
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States
phone +1 510 704 1962
fax + 1 510 883 9493

Co-chairs:

Professor Jamidu Katima Ph.D.
jkatima at cpe.udsm.ac.tz
IPEN Co-chair + Dioxin, PCB & Waste Working Group Participant

Dr. Mariann Lloyd-Smith, Ph.D.
biomap at oztoxics.org
IPEN Co-chair + Community Monitoring Working Group Co-chair
POPs Review Committee (POPRC) Observer

Senior Policy Advisor:

Jack Weinberg
jackwein at uic.edu
Senior Policy Advisor, Steering Committee Member + Dioxin, PCB & Waste Working Group Participant



The IPEN website:

For details about the IPEN Network, visit About IPEN.About IPEN 
To visit the International POPs Elimination Project (IPEP) website, click on the blue IPEP Project button. IPEP Project 
IPEN Picture Gallery is in this section of the websiteDocuments    IPEN pictures



Site Map:


This is a list of all the sections that make up the IPEN website. Click on any section name to view that part of the site.
The blue drop down buttons/tabs on the right hand side of the page act as the navigation for this website.


Welcome  ( you are now on this page )

About IPEN
how to join
 steering committee
 participating organizations
 links

News Centre  ipen newsletter
newsletter index
 news archive
 press releases
 events & meetings

Documents
POPs in general
 dioxin, PCB, waste
 pesticides
 community monitoring
 IPEN documents
 IPEN pictures

POPS Stockholm Convention
the convention
 POPs handbook
 implementation activities

SAICM

Work Groups
dioxin, PCB, waste
 pesticides
 community monitoring

IPEP project

LAUNCH of the NGO - SAICM Global Outreach Campaign

IPEN with a group of international networks has launched a new campaign which aims to raise awareness about the harms of toxic chemicals, plus engage and broaden the base of civil society groups working on issues related to the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

   Global Outreach Campaign web



Global Action on Mercury

The Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program debated the need for global action to protect human health and the environment from exposure to mercury

The most effective course of action to successfully stabilize and then reduce global mercury pollution is to establish and implement an effective global mercury control regime under a global, legally binding instrument.

  IPEN Views - English
  IPEN Views - Russian
  IPEN Views - Spanish
  IPEN Views - Portuguese
  IPEN Views - Arabic
  IPEN Views - French

POPs Review Committee (POPRC)

Currently, there are ten chemical nominations being considered by the POPs Review Committee.

To access the Quick Guide to POPRC Candidates Chemical Factsheets click on these links

     POPRC Candidates
     Quick Guide to POPRC Candidates Chemicals
     Quick Guide in Spanish
     Quick Guide in Portuguese
     Quick Guide in Russian
     Quick Guide in French

COP3 Report

Adobe pdf 300KB. file
Reports from representatives from different IPEN POs that attended the COP3 held in Dakar, Senegal, from 30 April - 4 May, 2007.

     COP3 Report
  View COP3 images

IPEN newsletter

Welcome to the IPEN newsletter!! This newsletter will be a monthly brief of POPs chemical safety issues of interest to IPEN Participating Organizations (POs).

    IPEN newsletter

IPEP reports

All the International POPs Elimination Project's reports are now avalable as .pdf electronic files.

    IPEP reports

POPs awareness training

GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) developed and coordinated with assistance from the International POPs Elimination Network(IPEN), this POPS Awareness module.

    POPs awareness training